Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-10-06

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east winsOw Of his little room. began
to pull his drowsy ideas togcthen he
remembered that Il was Sunday
"Fhcy'll want nc IA 10 10 church,
and I don't lock aceent," " thought Tad,
dlsconselololN With q glance IN the di'
scctlon of the chair whcFe he had
placed his hfoodbaro clothing the
hight before.
But what was thisp A partly wrff
suit Of serviccnblo tweed Uioth-the
very counterpart vi that in which Joe
Whitney was arraycd when he sprang
aboard the "Mary j." hung over the
chair-baok. And that was not ALL tn
tho chair itself lay oil the ether rssehs
tiais Of q boye toilet nPatly folded,
oven 10 a cBafee white linen collar, a
whisp of black neck-ribbon, a pair Of
but little used lace-up boots, and a
"sccond-best" straw hat.
Scarcely able to believe the evidence
of his astonishcd eyes. Tad slipped out
of bed aud proceeded to investigate.
On the top Of the pile was bit ofpa-
per. whcrcon, in an irregular, boyish
scrawl, were written tho words. "to PAY
for maxim Miss smith think you was
deef and playin was abarc.--J. Whit
ncy.M
After Tad had gone TO bed on tho
previous evening, Mrs, Flegg Slipped
over TO Deacon Whitncy's, and ably
seconded by the special plcadings Of
Joe, succeeded in enlisiing the full sym
pathies of the family in behalf Of shah
bily-drcssed Tad. Joc's wardrobe wus
overhauled, and q selection made. re-
sulting in the surprise to Tad which
have mentioned.
well, he's what call nicc-look-
ing boy was Mrs. Flagg's inward
comment, rs Tad. with hair neatly
combed and face and hands scrubbed
till they fairly shone, came shyly down
stairs dressed IN his new suit.
Polly smiled upon him approvingly;
the Captain remarked that he didn't
know about taking such dandifed-
looking chap 10 church along Of such
plain-dresscd folks as the Flagg family;
and Mrs. Flagg gave him mothcrly
kiss.
That's so much like Joc," laughed
Polly, as the display Of the paper which
Tad had found with his little gift
nccessitated an explanation Of Joe's
previous performances.
always remember, Tad" coun-
selled the Captain, with grave shake
of the head, rs they sat down to the
table together, ''what Solomon says
abost a wise son maxim glad father
-and-and he that Is not warned
thereby is not wise. y concluded Captain
Flagg, who was sometimes little hazy
in TIE correctness Of his quotations.
After breakfast, the Captain read a
chapter from the New Testament aloud.
making comments upon the text, for
the ediication Of Tad aad Polly, who
listened with respectful attention. And
then, after awhile, at the summons Of
the rather nnmusical church-bcll, the
whole family dccorously made their
way to the Westinghouse, close by.
The Exporters were, generally speak
ing chuIch-2olug peoplei anu, on the
pleasant April morning Of which
speak, the church was well filed.
To Tad's secret joy, Deacon Whit
ney's pew was next Captain Flagg's,
ard soon he had the extreme satisfac-
iion Of seeing Joe filing in ahead Of his
sister, followed by Mrs. Whitney and
the deacon. Joe sat at the extreme
end, and thus the two boys were divided
only by the slight partition between
the pews.
Joe greeted Tad with a wink. and
clasping his hands together, rolled his
eyes upward. as though in rapturous
astonishment nj Tad's festive appear
ance.
81 think you're just as good as you
can be. and | wish had something 10
give your' whispered Tad, warmly.
"Poh, that's all right" returned Joe,
Struggling his shoulders carelessly; and
a whispered conversation ensued, which
was only checked by the entrance Of
the minister; whereat Joe, duly admon-
ished by poke Of his sisters fan, and